Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-03-15
Bill an act to repeal chap. 1852, public Law:

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of 1885, relating to superintendent OF school
money.
Bill an act additional to and amendatory OF
chap. 438 of the private and special laws OF
| 1885, entitled an act to incorporate the bidde'
ford and Saco Railroad Co.
| Bill an act amendatory of and additional to
chap. 27 of the revised statutes, and amend
atory of chap. $50 and chap. 366 of the pub
lie laws of 1885, relating to the sale OF IN
| toXicating liquors.
| Bill an act to amend sec. l, chap. 10, re-
vised statutes, relating to salaries.
Bill an act to amend an act establishing the
State Board of Health, approved February
9th, 1885.
Bill an act to incorporate the Carrabassett
and Canadian Railroad Co.
| Bill an act to repeal chap. 257, private and
special laws of lS49, relating to the preserva-
ton of fish in the ST. Croix river
Bill an act to amend the charter of the In
ternational Railroad Co. of Maine, entitled
an act to amend chap Sal, private and speci-
al laws Of 1871, entitled an act to incorporate
the Penobscot and Lake Megantic Railroad
Co., as amended by chap 90. private ana
special laws of 1881, and as further amended
by chap. 4O3, private and special laws OF
| 1885.
FINALLY PASSED.
Resolve in favor of the State Normal
Schools.
Resolve authorizing the land agent to deed
certain lands to the United States OF America.
Resolve to provide for the uniforming of
the enlisted men of the Maine Volunteer
Militia.
Resolve for erecting stand pipe in the
State House and for furnishing hose for the
same.
Resolve in favor of Bath Military and
| Naval Orphan Asylum.
Resolve in favor OF Highland Plantation.
Resolve in favor of the State Library.
Resolve in favor of the Joint Special Com
| mittee to investigate the Eclectic Col
lege of Maine and the Maine Branch of
the Drudic University.
Resolve relative to the investigation of
cattle diseases.
Resolve relative to the report of the Board
of Agriculture.
Resolve in favor of Columbia Falls.
Resolve in favor of the State Reform
School.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Powers, from the Judiciary Commit,
tee, reported ought to pass in new draft on
bill an act to amend chap. LOG, private and
special laws of 1881.
The bill was read three times and passed
to be engrossed under a suspension of the
rules.
The same gentleman reported ought to pass
bill an act to fix the salary of the Recorder
of the Municipal Court of the city of Port
land.
to be engrossed under suspension of the
rules.
Bill an act to amend sec. so, chap. 70, re-
vised statutes, relating to insolvency proceed
iugs, and to prevent indirect preferences,
came up for first reading, was read the first
and second times, rules suspended, bill read
third time and passed to be engrossed.
Subsequently Mr.. Clark of Bangor. moved
TO reconsider the vote passing the bill to be
engrossed; but the motion failed on a rising
vote.
On motion of Mr.. Randall of Augusta, the
House took from the table House document
PAS. report of the Committee on Railroads,
including the report of the Railroad Com
missoners.
The report was then accepted on motion of
Mr.. Randall.
the conference committee on the bill an
act to amend sections II and "a, chapter lis,
revised statutes, relating to the punishment
for rape, reported that they recommend the
Senate to reconsider the vote amending the
bill by striking out the word fourteen" and
inserting the word ''twelve"; and also rec
commended that both houses recede and
amend the bill by striking out fourteen" and
inserting the word ''thirteen."
| House document 246, bill an act to amend
chapter 35l, laws of 1885, relating to agri-
cultural institutions, was taken from the
table, given its third reading, and re-tabed
on motion of Mr.. Wright of Paris.
On motion of Mr.. Roberts of Dexter,
House document 253, bill an act to authorize
towns to hold money for cemetery purposes,
was taken from the table, read the third time
and re-tabed.
! The report of the conference committee
on the ten hour BILL reporting disagreement,
came from the Senate, report accepted and
Senate appointing new committee.
| On motion of Mr.. Wiswell of Ellsworth,
the House raised a new committee and joined
the Senate committee.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Wiswell
of Ellsworth, Harper of Lewiston and Glover
of Rockland as the conferees on the part of
the House.
On motion of Mr. Clark of Bangor,